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Áed
1. Son of Ainmire in the Cycle of Kings and father of Domnall (1). 2. The son of Eochaid Lethderg, prince of Leinster, who was carried off to a brugh, or palace of fairyland, by two women of the sídh who were in love with him and who held him captive for three years. At the end of this time Áed escaped and made his way to St Patrick, who freed him from fairy domination. Patrick later restored him to humanity in his father's court. Folk motif: F379.1. See S. H. O'Grady, Silva Gadelica (London, 1892), 204–20. 3. One of the four children of Lir in Oidheadh Chlainne Lir [The Tragic Story of the Children of Lir]. 4. A son of Bodb Derg who sees the children of Lir but cannot help them. 5. A legendary king of the Airgialla or Oriel who carried a shield which had one of the badba perched on its rim; the shield is thus called dubgilla or dubh ghiolla [black servant]. 6. King of Tara in the 6th century who made war on Brandub, king of Leinster. Although he owned a magical cowl that would protect him in battle, a gift from Colum Cille (St Columba), he left it behind and so perished. 7. The son of the Dagda, seducer of the wife of Coinche(a)nn, who then slew him. The Dagda did not avenge the murder, but he obliged Coinche(a)nn to carry the corpse until he had found a stone big enough to cover the remains. 8. The king of Connacht. Mongán took his shape to visit Áed's beautiful wife, Aíbell. Mongán substituted a temporarily transformed hag for Aíbell, to complete the deception. 9. Poet in the court of Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa who was caught having an affair with Conchobar's strumpet wife Mugain (2). Sentenced to death by the king, he asked that his mode of execution be drowning. Unbeknownst to Conchobar, Áed had the power to dry up any lake except Lough Laí, which lay before the house of the Ulster hero Lóegaire Búadach. Outraged that a poet was to be killed, Lóegaire rushed out of his house as Áed was brought for execution. In doing so Lóegaire cracked open his own head but slew thirty of the execution party, and the poet went free. 10. Son of Miodhchaoin in Lochlainn, from whom Brian (1), Iuchair, and Iucharba had to retrieve three shouts from the hill. 11. Another name for Goll mac Morna, of the Fenian Cycle. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ed1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ed1.html |
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Æd (d. 878), ‘king of the Picts’ (876–8), anachronistically regarded as 4th king of Scotland. Son of Kenneth I, he succeeded his brother Constantine I. This was the worst period of Scandinavian devastation, and defeat and occupation in 875–6 must have left the kingdom shattered, affording an opportunity for those who wished to challenge the dominance of Æd's family, which had monopolized the kingship for more than three decades. Two rivals on record are the obscure Giric and Æd's nephew Eochaid, son of Rhun of Strathclyde. Either of these may have been Æd's final opponent in battle at Strathallan (7 miles north of Stirling), which left Æd fatally wounded. A debatable source says that he was buried on Iona.
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JOHN CANNON. "Æd." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Æd." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-d.html JOHN CANNON. "Æd." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-d.html |
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Áed
Áed, Áedh, Aodh [Ir., fire; cognate with L aedes, aestus]. The most common personal name in early Ireland; it was held by at least twenty saints and by numerous high kings and petty kings, as well as by a multitude of figures in saga and legend. Some figures are always known by the ModIr. and ScG spelling of Aodh. The name is often anglicized as Hugh, and has given rise to more than a dozen surnames: Hay, Hayes, O'Hea, Hughes, McHugh, McCue, MacKay, etc. See also ÁEDA.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ed.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Áed." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ed.html |
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Æd
Æd (d. 878), ‘king of the Picts’ (876–8), anachronistically regarded as 4th king of Scotland. Son of Kenneth I, he succeeded his brother Constantine I. This was the worst period of Scandinavian devastation. Two rivals on record are the obscure Giric and Æd's nephew Eochaid, son of Rhun of Strathclyde. Either of these may have been Æd's final opponent in battle at Strathallan, which left Æd fatally wounded.
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JOHN CANNON. "Æd." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Æd." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-d.html JOHN CANNON. "Æd." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-d.html |
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Áed
Áed ♂ (Irish) Traditional spelling of Aodh.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Áed." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Áed." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-ed.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Áed." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-ed.html |
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AED
AED advanced electronics design
• Computing Algol Extended for Design (programming language) • Association of Engineering Distributors • automated engineering design • Doctor of Fine Arts (Latin Artium Elegantium Doctor) |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AED." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AED." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-AED.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AED." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-AED.html |
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AEd
AEd Associate in Education
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AEd." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AEd." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-AEd.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "AEd." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-AEd.html |
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